Arsene Wenger left wincing after Arsenal wave the white flag at Crystal Palace David Hytner at Selhurst Park Read moreParticipation in next season?s Champions League looks a pipe-dream now for Arsenal who remain seven points behind fourth place and utterly
http://www.officialmarinershop.com/Robinson_Cano_Jersey rudderless. It is just about excusable to labour in contests against elite opposition, as they have so often, but they were thrashed here by Crystal Palace. Local delight at the triumph was born less of a first home win against these opponents since 1979, when Terry Venables was in charge and this team wore a sash, but more of the victory taking the hosts further from the relegation places. That damned Arsenal in itself but, while Palace?s momentum will surely carry them clear of trouble, Wenger?s team are in a tailspin. A dismissal of West Ham last midweek had merely papered over gaping cracks. This side have now conceded three goals in each of their last four away games in the top flight ? Wenger had never previously lost that many in succession
http://www.officialmarinershop.com/Steve_Cishek_Jersey ? and, in truth, were fortunate to ship only that many here. It was as if they never recovered from a tardy arrival at the ground 45 minutes before kick-off. They began flustered and rarely offered even a hint of composure thereafter. Alexis Sanchez was holding his head in his hands long before the end, a pose which is becoming excruciatingly familiar, while Wenger merely looked forlorn. Something surely needs to change Claudio Ranieri has offered a passionate defence of his former Leicester City players, denying they forced him out. Ranieri was sacked in February, less than a year after transforming a team of 5,000-1 outsiders into Premier League champions and, following his exit, rumours of a dressing-room mutiny were rife. However, while speaking to Sky Sports during the Monday Night Football show, the Italian refused to blame the players but did admit they were difficult to motivate following their title glory. ?I don*t believe rumours the players spoke to the Leicester owners about sacking me. I can*t believe the players killed me. No, no, no,§ Ranieri, 65, saidThis was the kind of performance that, at most clubs, might render the manager?s position untenable. It was a display so feeble that the only consolation for Arsene Wenger was that the delirious din whipped up by the majority at the final whistle served to drown out the poison being directed at the visiting players from the away
Taijuan Walker Youth Jersey Only a handful dared approach that seething mass of frustration in the corner of the Arthur Wait stand. Even those few who did were dismissed as unworthy.
